Elgar: Complete EMI Recordings / Sir Adrian Boult - Warner Classics: 5099990359224 | Buy from ArkivMusic Elgar: Complete EMI Recordings / Sir Adrian Boult Boult,Adrian SEE, HEAR & LEARN MORE! Notes & Editorial Reviews Works on This Recording Customer Reviews Notes and Editorial Reviews This magnificent collection is the first set to unite all of Boult's EMI recordings of a composer he admired and helped share with the world throughout his long career. We can thereby hear four different versions of the Enigma Variations, recorded between 1936 and 1970, and hear the changing nuances of expression over the years that came with gained experience.. Many selections from this collection are available on CD for the first time ever in this box set. This particular set is part of EMI's series of releases marking 30 years since the conductorï¿½s passing.

R E V I E W: Itï¿½s interesting that Adrian Boult did not show much initial fondness for Elgar, and when the composer was alive and recording his own music Read more in the 1920s and early 30s, it didnï¿½t matter. Boultï¿½s championship of British music extended more pertinently to other composers: Holst and Vaughan Williams especially. It was only later that he warmed to Elgar, and even then somewhat selectively. For example, Boult thought (correctly in my view) that The Apostles and The Kingdom were much finer works that The Dream of Gerontius, which he waited to record until he could find a great tenor (Nicolai Gedda) willing to take the title role. By then, he knew how to get through the dull bits and dwell on the better parts, but of course he couldnï¿½t do anything about the appalling text. As a bonus, Boultï¿½s illustrated talk on The Apostles and The Kingdom is included. Also, like many conductors, he was not equally successful in the two symphonies.

Boult was partial to the Second, and although you get two versions of each and all of them are good, it is the Second Symphony (both of them) that really sticks in the memory. Interestingly, Boult only left us one EMI recording of Cockaigne, but he was very fond of In the South and Falstaff, and both appear twice. The Cello Concerto is very handsomely served by both Pablo Casals and Paul Tortelier, while the Violin Concerto receives two very different performances, one with the iconic (and not better than his early self) Yehudi Menuhin, the other significantly more expansive and more interesting, featuring Ida Haendel. Among the four versions of the Enigma Variations, the first one, from 1936 (first sound clip) is significantly quicker, by about four minutes, then all of the others. By 1953 (second sound clip) Boult had arrived at his mature view of the work, but itï¿½s difficult not to believe that the limitations of 78rpm record sides may have had something to do with the quicker previous tempos.

Boultï¿½s last recording, from 1970 (third clip) is actually his quickest since 1936, but it is still closer to 1953 (his slowest), albeit significantly more flowing in terms of articulation. Regarding the shorter pieces, I have to mention Boultï¿½s second recording of Elgarï¿½s arrangement of Bachï¿½s Fantasia and Fugue in C minor. This is quite possibly the most insane of all the romantic Bach transcriptionsï¿½it leaves Stokowski and Schoenberg in the shade, and this is its wildest performance. Boult clearly relishes the moment near the end where the music seems to morph into the ï¿½March of the Mogul Emperorsï¿½ from the Crown of India Suite (fourth sound clip). The sonics obviously vary widely from the 1930s through the late 70s (the rating reflects the modern stereo stuff only, for simplicityï¿½s sake), but all have been carefully mastered for this box.

The booklet calls this ï¿½Sir Edward Elgar: The Complete EMI Recordings,ï¿½ which thank God it is notï¿½only Boultï¿½s (plus Ledgerï¿½s account of the Coronation Ode). It is not even all of Boultï¿½s Elgarï¿½he made quite a few recordings for other labels as well. Nineteen CDs is a lot by any standard, but thatï¿½s what collectorsï¿½ editions are for. Get it while you can, if you care. -- David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com Sir Edward Elgar, Composer | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 1857 - 1934 Biography Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet OM, GCVO (2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos for violin and cello, and two symphonies.

He also composed choral works, including The Dream of Gerontius, chamber music and songs. He was appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1924. Although Elgar is often regarded as a typically English composer, most of his musical influences were not from England but from continental Europe. He felt himself to be an outsider, not only musically, but socially. In musical circles dominated by academics, he was a self-taught composer; in Protestant Britain, his Roman Catholicism was regarded with suspicion in some quarters; and in the class-conscious society of Victorian and Edwardian Britain, he was acutely sensitive about his humble origins even after he achieved recognition. He nevertheless married the daughter of a senior British army officer. She inspired him both musically and socially, but he struggled to achieve success until his forties, when after a series of moderately successful works his Enigma Variations (1899) became immediately popular in Britain and overseas.

He followed the Variations with a choral work, The Dream of Gerontius (1900), based on a Roman Catholic text that caused some disquiet in the Anglican establishment in Britain, but it became, and has remained, a core repertory work in Britain and elsewhere. His later full-length religious choral works were well received but have not entered the regular repertory. The first of his Pomp and Circumstance Marches (1901) is well-known in the English-speaking world. In his fifties, Elgar composed a symphony and a violin concerto that were immensely successful. His second symphony and his cello concerto did not gain immediate public popularity and took many years to achieve a regular place in the concert repertory of British orchestras. Elgar's music came, in his later years, to be seen as appealing chiefly to British audiences. His stock remained low for a generation after his death. It began to revive significantly in the 1960s, helped by new recordings of his works. Some of his works have, in recent years, been taken up again internationally, but the music remains more played in Britain than elsewhere.

Elgar has been described as the first composer to take the gramophone seriously. Between 1914 and 1925, he conducted a series of recordings of his works. The introduction of the microphone in 1925 made far more accurate sound reproduction possible, and Elgar made new recordings of most of his major orchestral works and excerpts from The Dream of Gerontius. These recordings were reissued on LP record in the 1970s and on CD in the 1990s. Elgar - Composers - Classic FM Classic FM Schedule Edward Elgar (1857–1934) Sir Edward William Elgar (1857–1934) was an English composer, among whose best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos for violin and cello, and two symphonies. Life and Music Elgar's father owned a music shop and was a church organist who taught his son piano, organ, and violin; apart from this instruction, Elgar was basically self-taught as a musician.

At the age of 16, the composer became a freelance musician and for the remainder of his life never took a permanent job. He conducted locally, performed, taught, and composed, scraping by until his marriage to Caroline Alice Roberts, a published novelist of some wealth, in 1889. In 1899, Elgar composed one of his best-known works, the "Enigma" Variations, Op. 36, which catapulted him to fame. The work is a cryptic tribute to Alice and to the many friends who stood behind the composer in the shaky early days of his career. Elgar's most fruitful period was the first decade of the twentieth century, during which he wrote some of his noblest, most expressive music, including the first four of his Pomp and Circumstance Marches; the first of these, subtitled "Land of Hope and Glory", became an unofficial second national anthem for the British Empire. Elgar suffered a blow when Jaeger (the "Nimrod" of the "Enigma" Variations) died in 1909. The composer's productivity dropped, and the horrors of World War I deepened his melancholic outlook.

In 1919 Elgar wrote the masterly Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, whose deep feeling of sadness and impending loss surely relates to the final illness of his faithful Alice, who died in 1920. In the early 1930s, Elgar set to work on a third symphony, left unfinished at his death in 1934. Edward Elgar - MusicBrainz Edward Elgar 1 1987 1 1994 1 1994 1 1997 2 1998 1 1999 1 1999 Showing official release groups by this artist. Show all release groups instead , or show various artists release groups . Artist information Sir Edward Elgar - Music on Google Play Sir Edward Elgar About the artist Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet OM GCVO was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire.

Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos for violin and cello, and two symphonies. He also composed choral works, including The Dream of Gerontius, chamber music and songs. He was appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1924. Although Elgar is often regarded as a typically English composer, most of his musical influences were not from England but from continental Europe. He felt himself to be an outsider, not only musically, but socially. In musical circles dominated by academics, he was a self-taught composer; in Protestant Britain, his Roman Catholicism was regarded with suspicion in some quarters; and in the class-conscious society of Victorian and Edwardian Britain, he was acutely sensitive about his humble origins even after he achieved recognition. He nevertheless married the daughter of a senior British army officer. Ralph Vaughan Williams 0 Ralph Vaughan Williams OM was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, writte...

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0 Edward Elgar - IMDb IMDb Soundtrack | Composer | Music Department Edward Elgar was born on June 2, 1857, in Broadheath, near Worcester, where his father named William Elgar, was a music shop owner and a piano technician. Elgar was the fourth of six children. He was self-taught in all musical instruments, that were at his disposal in his father's shop, and he studied all the sheet music available in the shop. ... See full bio » Born: a list of 25 people created 14 May 2011 a list of 275 people created 07 Oct 2012 a list of 38 people created 19 Nov 2012 a list of 64 people created 25 Dec 2012 a list of 2301 people created 2 weeks ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Edward Elgar's work have you seen? User Polls 2015 The Quality of Life (Documentary) (writer: "Salut d'amour, Op.

12") ( completed ) 2016 The Crown (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Assassins (2016) ... (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance: March No. 1 in D" - uncredited) - Marta y Elena (2016) ... (writer: "Salut d'amour") The Simpsons (TV Series) (writer - 6 episodes, 2002 - 2016) (music - 1 episode, 1999) - Friends and Family (2016) ... (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance: March No. 1 in D" - uncredited) - Treehouse of Horror XXII (2011) ... (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance: March No. 1 in D") - Barting Over (2003) ... (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance: March No. 1 in D") 2016 Britain's Got More Talent (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes) - Episode #10.13 (2016) ...

(writer: "Land of Hope and Glory" - uncredited) - Episode #10.1 (2016) ... (writer: "Land of Hope and Glory" - uncredited) 2016 Limitless (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Fundamentals of Naked Portraiture (2016) ... (performer: "Pomp and Circumstance" - as Sir Edward Elgar, uncredited) 2016 The Boy (writer: "Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op.85: IV. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro ma non troppo") - England vs. New Zealand: Match 1 (2015) ... (writer: "Land of Hope and Glory" - uncredited) 2015 When the World Came to San Francisco (Documentary) (writer: "Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra ('Enigma') - Variation #9 'Nimrod' Op.

36") 2015 The Peanuts Movie (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance" - as Sir Edward William Elgar) 2015 Look Who's Back (writer: "Pomp And Circumstance") 2015 Homeland (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Separation Anxiety (2015) ... (writer: "Enigma Variations: Variation IX (Adagio) Nimrod" - uncredited) 2015 Who's Doing the Dishes? (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Nancy Sorrell (2015) ... (writer: "Land of Hope and Glory" - uncredited) 2015 Minions (writer: "Pomp And Circumstance") 2015 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - John Cusack/Chita Rivera/Ricky Martin (2015) ... (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance: March No.

1 in D" - uncredited) 2014-2015 Independent Lens (TV Series documentary) (writer - 2 episodes) - The Homestretch (2015) ... (writer: "Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1") - Medora (2014) ... (writer: "Pomp & Circumstance Military Marches, Op. 39; No. 1 in D") 2013-2015 Community (TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes) - Basic Crisis Room Decorum (2015) ... (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance: March No. 1 in D" - uncredited) - Introduction to Teaching (2014) ... (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance: March No. 1 in D" - uncredited) - Advanced Introduction to Finality (2013) ... (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance: March No. 1 in D") 2015 Jane the Virgin (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Chapter Thirteen (2015) ...

(performer: "Pomp and Circumstance Marches" - uncredited) 2014 Kingsman: The Secret Service (writer: "Pomp & Circumstance") 2014 Rude Tube (TV Series) (music - 1 episode) - Fearless & Foolish (2014) ... (music: "Land of Hope and Glory" - uncredited) 2014 JFK to 9/11: Everything Is a Rich Man's Trick (Video documentary) (music: "Land of Hope and Glory" - uncredited) 2014 The Perfect Dictatorship (writer: "POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE MARCH NO 4 IN C, OP. 39") - Goin' Down the Road: Part 2 (2005) ... (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance") 2013 Glee (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Sweet Dreams (2013) ...

(writer: "Pomp and Circumstance" - uncredited) 2013 The Village (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode #1.1 (2013) ... (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance" - uncredited) 2013 Inspector Lewis (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - The Ramblin' Boy: Part 1 (2013) ... (writer: "Salut d'Amour" - uncredited) 2012 Sassy Pants (writer: "Pomp And Circumstance" - as Sir Edward Elgar) 2012 BBC Proms (TV Series) (music - 1 episode) - First Night of the Proms (2012) ...

(music: "Cockaigne (In Lodnon Town): Overture", "Coronation Ode") 2012 Sightseers (writer: "Nimrod from Enigma Variations" - as Sir Edward Elgar) 2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode #20.149 (2012) ... (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance" - uncredited) 2012 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance") 2012 Brooklyn Castle (Documentary) (performer: "Pomp and Circumstance - March No. 1" - uncredited) / (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance - March No.

1" - uncredited) 2011 Peter Gets Dumped (Short) (writer: "Nimrod" from "Enigma Variations") 2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (writer: "Salut D'Amour") 2011 The Curse of the Gothic Symphony (Documentary) (as Sir Edward Elgar, "Scene from the Saga of King Olaf: As Torrent in Summer") 2011 The Royal Wedding (TV Movie) ("Sonata for Organ Op. 28 (Allegro maestoso and Allegretto)", "Serenade for Strings in E minor Op. 20 (Allegro piacevole, Larghetto and Allegretto)", "Pomp and Circumstance, March No. 5") 2011 iCarly (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) 2011 Jussi i våra hjärtan (Documentary) (writer: "Violets (Violer)") 2010 Házme un poema (Video short) (writer: "Variations for an original theme for orchestra Op.

36 'Enigma'") 2010 Boardwalk Empire (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Home (2010) ... (writer: "Salut D'Amour" - uncredited) 2010 Oki's Movie (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance No. 1 in D major") 2009 Chasing Butterflies (writer: "Salut d'Amour") 2009 It's Complicated (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance" - as Sir Edward Elgar) 2009 Ang beerhouse ("Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1") 2009 Commencement (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance" - as Sir Edward William Elgar) 2009 Pirate Radio (writer: "Adagio" from "Nimrod (Variation IX)" (1898-9) - as Sir Edward Elgar) 2009 Inspector Bellamy (writer: "Concerto en mi mineur pour violoncelle et orchestre") 2009 An Education (writer: "Symphony No.

3") 2009 Bob the Builder: Race to the Finish Movie (Video) (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance" - uncredited) 2008 Australia (writer: "Nimrod from Enigma Variations") 2008 Robinson Crusoe: The Great Blitzkrieg (Video) (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance March" - as Elgar) 2008 Cass (writer: "Land of Hope and Glory") 2008 A Charman Event (Short) ("Salut d'amour") 2007 Bee Movie (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance" - as Sir Edward Elgar) 2007 August Rush (writer: "Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85, Adagio - Moderato") 2007 Asia: Fantasia - Live in Tokyo (Video documentary) (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance") 2003-2007 Gilmore Girls (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes) - Unto the Breach (2007) ... (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance: March No.

1 in D" - uncredited) 2007 Shrek the Third (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance") 2007 Graduation (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1" - as Sir Edward William Elgar) 2007/I Darling (music: "Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61") 2007/I Closure (writer: "Nimrod" from "Enigma Variations" - as Sir Edward Elgar) 2006 Pretty Cool (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance #6") 2006 Flushed Away (writer: "Land of Hope and Glory" - as Sir Edward Elgar) 2006 This Is England (writer: "Pomp And Circumstance March No 1 in D. OP 39/1") 2006 Veronica Mars (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Not Pictured (2006) ...

(writer: "Pomp and Circumstance" - uncredited) 2005 Wallis & Edward (TV Movie) ("Pomp and Circumstance", uncredited) 2005 Crash Tag Team Racing (Video Game) (music: "Pomp and Circumstance Marches" - uncredited) 2005 American Pie Presents: Band Camp (Video) (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance Marches" - uncredited) 2005 The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (writer: "Symphony No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 55: Andante. Nobilmente e semplice" - as Sir Edward Elgar) 2005 Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (Video Game) (writer: "In the Whirlpool") 2005 Nearing Grace (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance" - as Sir Edward Elgar) 2005 Smallville (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Commencement (2005) ...

(writer: "Pomp And Circumstance" - uncredited) 2005 The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael (writer: "Concerto In E Minor For Violoncello and Orchestra") 2005 Robots (writer: "POMP & CIRCUMSTANCE") 2005 La madrastra (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode #1.1 (2005) ... (writer: "Pompa y Circunstancia" - as E. Elgar) 2004 Churchill: The Hollywood Years (writer: "Elgar- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4") 2004 El Crimen Perfecto (The Perfect Crime) (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance" - as Sir Edward Elgar) 2004 Vera Drake (writer: "Salut D'Amour (Liebesgruss), Op.12" (1888)) 2003 Turn Left, Turn Right (writer: "EDWARD ELGAR SIX VERY EASY PIECES, NO.

6") 2003 Blackball (writer: "Land of Hope and Glory" - as Elgar) 2003 De pocas, pocas pulgas (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode #1.100 (2003) ... (writer: "Pompa y Circunstancia") 2003 The West Wing (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Commencement (2003) ... (writer: "Pomp & Circumstance") 2003 The Lizzie McGuire Movie (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39" - as Edgar Elgar) 2002 Drumline (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1") 2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember (music: "Pomp and Circumstance March" - uncredited) 2002 Mr. Deeds (writer: "Salut d'Amour" - as Sir Edward Elgar) - The Substitute Spanish Prisoner (2002) ...

(music: "Pomp and Circumstance Marches" - uncredited) 2002 Slackers (music: "Pomp & Circumstance") SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Series) (1 episode, 1999) (writer - 1 episode, 2002) 2001 To End All Wars ("POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE") 2001/I Crush (writer: "Nimrod" - as Sir Edward Elgar) 2001 High Heels and Low Lifes (music: "Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1") Aleph, lectures contades (TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode, 2001) (music - 1 episode, 2000) - Virginia Woolf (2001) ... (writer: "Variacions Enigma") - Oscar Wilde (2000) ...

(music: "Pomp And Circumstance March No 1") 2000 Trixie (writer: "Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op.82 - 2nd Movement: Romance") 2000 The Red Green Show (TV Series) (music - 1 episode) - The Beaver Dam (2000) ... (music: "Pomp and Circumstance March" - uncredited) 1999 Fantasia 2000 (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance, Marches #1, 2, 3, & 4" - as Sir Edward Elgar) 1999 Liberty Heights (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance" - as Sir Edward Elgar) 1999 Outside Providence (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance" - as Sir Edward Elgar) 1999 Beautiful People (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4") 1998 Space Ghost Coast to Coast (TV Series) (music - 1 episode) - Intense Patriotism (1998) ...

(music: "Pomp and Circumstance March" - uncredited) 1998 The Grandfather ("Nimrod") 1998 Elizabeth (writer: "Nimrod" - as Sir Edward Elgar) 1998 Hilary and Jackie (writer: "Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in E Minor, Opus 85", "Concerto for Violoncello in E Minor" - as Sir Edward Elgar) 1998 Meet the Deedles (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance") 1997 KaBlam! (TV Series) (music - 1 episode) - Commencement: Part 1 (1993) ... (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance" - uncredited) 1997 Paradise Road (writer: "Cello Concerto in E Minor, Opus 65" - as Edgar Elgar) 1996 Friends (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - The One Where Rachel Quits (1996) ...

(writer: "Pomp and Circumstance" - uncredited) 1996 Brassed Off (writer: "Pomp And Circumstance" - as E. Elgar) 1996 High School High (writer: "Pomp & Circumstance" - as Sir Edward Elgar) 1996 Jack ("Land of Hope and Glory") 1996 Camping Cosmos (writer: "Land of Hope and Glory" (from "Pomp and Circumstance March N°1)) 1992-1995 The Ren & Stimpy Show (TV Series) (music - 9 episodes) - School Mates/Dinner Party (1995) ... (music: "Pomp and Circumstance March" - uncredited) - Bellhops/Dog Tags (1995) ... (music: "Enigma Variations - Nimrod" - uncredited) 1994 The Browning Version ("Ave Verum") 1994 Dead Tired (writer: "Pomp and Circumstances Marches (Opus 39 no.

2 in D major)" - as Sir Edward Elgar) 1993 Schindler's List (writer: "LA CAPRICIEUSE OPUS 17") 1993 Made in America (as Sir Edward Elgar, "Pomp and Circumstance") 1992 Chaplin (as Elgar, "THE ENIGMA VARIATIONS") - Hercules and the Captive Women (1992) ... (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance: March No. 1 in D") 1992 Great Performances (TV Series) (music - 1 episode) 1992 Get a Life (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Bad Fish (1992) ... (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance, March No. 1 in D") 1991 Enchanted April (writer: "Chanson de Matin") 1991 The Wonder Years (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Graduation (1991) ... (writer: "March No.

1 in D" from Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches - uncredited) 1991 If Looks Could Kill (writer: "POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE" - as Sir Edward Elgar) 1990 A Matter of Degrees (writer: "Pomp & Circumstance" - as Sir Edward Elgar) 1989 First and Last (TV Movie) (music: "Cello Concerto: Adagio", "Chanson du Matin" - uncredited) 1989 Somebody or The Rise and Fall of Philosophy (Short) (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance March No 1" - as Sir Edward Elgar) 1989 Outback (music: "LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY") 1988 Young Einstein (music: "Land of Hope and Glory" - uncredited) 1988 Screenplay (TV Series) (music - 1 episode) - Starlings (1988) ...

(music: "Land of Hope and Glory" - uncredited) 1988 Growing Pains (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Graduation Day (1988) ... (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance" - uncredited) 1987 The Last of England (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance" - as Elgar) 1987 The Allnighter (music: "POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE" - as Sir Edward Elgar) 1987 WrestleMania III (TV Special) (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance" - as Sir Edward Elgar) - Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad (1986) ... (music: "Symphony No.1 in A Flat Major", "Symphony No,2 in E Flat Major" - uncredited) - Wailing Well (1986) ... (music: "Symphony No.1 in A Flat Major", "Symphony No.2 in E Flat Major" - uncredited) - The Ash-Tree (1986) ...

(music: "Symphony No.1 in A Flat Major", "Symphony No.2 in E Flat Major" - uncredited) - The Mezzotint (1986) ... (music: "Symphony No.1 in A Flat Major", "Symphony No.2 in E Flat Major" - uncredited) 1986 Lost Empires (TV Mini-Series) (music - 1 episode) - Episode #1.7 (1986) ... (music: "Land of Hope and Glory") 1986 ALF (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Jump (1986) ... (writer: "Pomp And Circumstance") 1986 The Whoopee Boys (as Sir Edward Elgar, "POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE NO. 1") 1985 Saturday Night's Main Event (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode #1.3 (1985) ...

(writer: "Pomp and Circumstance") 1985 Scandal in the Mansion (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance") 1984 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (music: "Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, op. 55", "Chanson de Matin", "Salut d'Amour" - as Sir Edward Elgar, uncredited) 1983 Trading Places ("Pomp and Circumstance March op.39 No.1", uncredited) 1982 The Disappearance of Harry (TV Movie) (music: "Enigma Variations" - uncredited) 1980 Breaker Morant (writer: "Land of Hope and Glory" (from Pomp & Circumstances No. 1)) 1979 Ripping Yarns (TV Series) (music - 1 episode) - Roger of the Raj (1979) ... (music: "Coronation March" (1911), "Serenade Op. 73, No. 2" - uncredited) - I Name This Ship (1977) ...

(writer: "Land of Hope and Glory") 1975 Royal Flash (music: "Pomp and Circumstance" - uncredited) 1972 M*A*S*H (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Chief Surgeon Who? (1972) ... (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance: March No.

1 in D") 1972 Young Winston (music: "Enigma Variations", "Pomp and Circumstance", "Triumphal March" - uncredited) 1972 The Ruling Class (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance" - as Sir Edward Elgar) 1971 A Clockwork Orange ("Pomp and Circumstance Marches No.1 and 4") 1969 Women in Love (music: "Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 in D", "Enigma Variations: Nimrod" - uncredited) 1969 Mondo Trasho (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance") 1967 Privilege (arranger: "Jerusalem" - uncredited) 1967 The Forsyte Saga (TV Mini-Series) (1 episode) - Encounter (1967) ...

("Pomp And Circumstance", uncredited) 1965 It Happened Here (music: "Pomp and Circumstance") 1964 Theatre 625 (TV Series) (music - 1 episode) 1955 ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall (TV Movie) (writer: "Cockaigne") 1953 A Queen Is Crowned (Documentary) (music: "Land of Hope and Glory" - uncredited) 1948 Biografía de la locomotora (Short documentary) ("Themes from:) 1947 An Ideal Husband (music: "Beau Brummel", "Mot d'Amour" - uncredited) 1946 The Captive Heart (music: "Land of Hope and Glory", "Land Of Hope And Glory" - uncredited) 1945 The Bells of St.

Mary's (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance" - uncredited) 1945 Battle for Music (music: "Pomp and Circumstance", "Cockaigne Overture" - uncredited) 1944 The White Cliffs of Dover (music: "Land of Hope and Glory" (1901) - uncredited) 1942 Mrs. Miniver (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 in D Major, Op.39" (1901) - uncredited) 1942 Hard Steel (music: "Froissart Overture" - uncredited) 1941 Smilin' Through (music: "Land of Hope and Glory" (1901) - uncredited) 1940 Pride and Prejudice (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 in D Major, Op.39" (1901) - uncredited) 1939 The First Days (Documentary short) (music: "Symphony No.

1" - uncredited) 1939 If War Should Come (Documentary short) (music: "Pomp and Circumstance", "Enigma Variations" - uncredited) 1939 Shipyard Sally (music: "Land of Hope and Glory" - uncredited) 1938 Queen of Destiny (music: "Land of Hope and Glory" - uncredited) 1937 Nothing Sacred (music: "Land of Hope and Glory" (1902) - uncredited) 1937 Victoria the Great (writer: "Land of Hope and Glory" (from Pomp & Circumstances No.

1) - uncredited) 1937 Thunder in the City (music: "Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 in D" - uncredited) 1934 The Old Curiosity Shop (music: "Adieu" - uncredited) 1933 Aggie Appleby Maker of Men (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 in D Major, Op.39" (1901)) 1933 Cavalcade (music: "Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D Major, Op. 39" (1901) - uncredited) 1932 Million Dollar Legs (music: "Pomp and Circumstance Military March No. 1 in D, Op.

39" (1901) - uncredited) 1932 Huddle (writer: "Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 in D Major, Op.39" (1901) - uncredited) Edward Elgar - Biography - IMDb Edward Elgar Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trivia (6) Overview (3) Edward William Elgar Mini Bio (1) Edward Elgar was born on June 2, 1857, in Broadheath, near Worcester, where his father named William Elgar, was a music shop owner and a piano technician. Elgar was the fourth of six children. He was self-taught in all musical instruments, that were at his disposal in his father's shop, and he studied all the sheet music available in the shop. Unrestricted by rules of "teaching", he remained highly original in developing his unique musical personality, that allowed him to surpass the other leading composers of his time. But having no teachers who would connect him into the entrenched musical establishment, it took all his genius, persistence and determination to advance through the rigid class structure of Victorian society.

In 1889 Elgar married his student, Alice Roberts, daughter of the late General Sir Henry Roberts. She married beneath herself in opposition to her relatives. Alice played a vital role in Elgar's career by keeping a dogged faith in his genius. Elgar was 42 when his "Enigma Variations" (1899) was premiered in London and brought him the first big success outside of his native Worcester. The performance of "The Dream of Gerontius" (1900) at the Rhine Festival in Dusseldorf earned him highest praise from Richard Strauss , who considered Elgar as the first English progressive musician. The Coronation Ode "Land of Hope and Glory" came from his first "Pomp and Circumstance March" in D major (1901). Elgar prophesied: "I've got a tune that will knock'em-knock'em flat!... a tune like that comes once in a lifetime..." This piece became extremely popular and was later used in more than 30 films. In 1904 an all-Elgar festival was held at Covent Garden. In July of 1904, Elgar was knighted by King Edward VII.

Spending the winter of 1907-08 in Italy, Elgar composed the "Symphony No 1" in A flat. In just one year it had 100 performances all over Europe and in America, Australia and Russia, and was compared to the symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven . The "Symphony No 2" in E flat was written during 1909-1911. It was dedicated to the memory of King Edward VII and was considered by many the greatest of Elgar's symphonic works. Elgar's incidental music for a children's play "The Starlight Express" (1915) and his patriotic "The Spirit of England" (1917) on the war poems by Laurence Binyon preceded his last great masterpiece, the elegiac "Cello Concerto" in E minor (1919). It was used as a main theme in _Hilary and Jackie_ (1998). The death of Alice Elgar in 1920 took away much of Elgar's inspiration and will to write music. He made a series of studio recordings of his works for HMV.

In 1928 he was created Knight Commander of the Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.). In 1933 he recorded his "Violin Concerto" in B minor with then young Yehudi Menuhin and a few weeks later both flew to Paris for performances of this concerto. Elgar died on February 23, 1934 and was laid to rest beside his wife. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Steve Shelokhonov Spouse (1)

Question: How many symphonies did the composer Sir Edward Elgar complete?
Answer: 2